The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-06

Browns for the championship OF America
according 10 the following schedule;
At st. Louis on Monday. Oct. 10
At Chicago on Tuesday. oct u.
At Detroit on Wednesday, oct -
Al Pittsburg on Thursday, oct. -
A. Philadelphia league park on Friday. Oct.
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At BROOKLYN on saturday, Oct. 10
At Philadelphia Association park ON Monday.
oct. II.
At Boston on Tuesday, oct Is
Al Staten Island on Wednesday, oct 10.
At Baltimore on Thursday, oct. -
At Washington on Friday, oct. q
At Brooklyn on Saturday. oct -
At Cincinnati on Monday, oct. p
At Louisville on Tuesday, oct. -.
At 81. Louis on Wednesday, oct -.
Lovers Of the game who read this paper will
be- interested in the appended group portraits
Of the Detroit clubs men and its manager and
in the following brief sketches Of each player;
william Shindlc, third baseman. was born 10
Gloucester City, y. j., Dec 3, 1862; is 3 feet "a
inches in height and weighs lo5 pounds le first
PLAYED ball professionally with the Wilmington,
Del. Eastern league club, IN 1885,. as third base
man. This club disbsnded after two months
play. lie then went 10 Norfolk, Va, same
league, and finished the season as third bsseman,
Win n nfiillL average OF sNN NlI INN|iN- t~F'
He opened the season OF 1896 with the Utica club,
81 the international league. as third haseman,
which club won the pennanf ie played Ia
uinety-siS championship games, with a batting
average Of .3O', fielding ST. lie has played right
field, second base and third base. ne went 10 De
froit during the latter part Of ISL.
Dennis Brouthers, first basenan ana one ~ the
Big Four was born ~ Sylvan Lake, n. y.
lie Is . feet . inches IN height. aud weighs ~
pounds. Ills first professional game WIS with
the Einas. OF Wappinger Falls. IN 1907 Occu
pylng the pitcher, box in 1850 he played IN
St0ttsville, Iansingburg and Troy clty. ln the
latter club he alternated between first base aud
the box IN 1881 he was with the Orioles. Of
Baltimore. as n first bs~eman. but the ciub die
banded June - 20 same season. Mr. Broufhefs
then signed with the Rochester team, which ds
banded Aug - ~ the same wear. Tie ietlrncd
60 Troy. aud next season signed with Buffalo.
where be remained until the fall n JSS5. being
sold as one Of the Big -Four 10 Detroit he is
one u the most scientific hitteIs in the country.
leading the league In 1850 81. in 1881 standing
nth, lss5 second. aud in 1855 third As a bats
man he has few. n any. superiois
HARDY Richardson. lcff fielder. is one ~ me
most famous Big Pour. and I- Considered sne
Of the hest general players in the country. SIS "a
batter he has few superi0fs -in i-Ni standing
NTH among 40 bstfers Richardson was born a.
Clarksburo, y. j.. April ~. 40 He ID Hi'fi 50
inches In height, and weighs rs pounds ln 49,
he played with the gloucester. y D.. club as
third baseman and catcher Tie played 1ifh Inc
Philadelphia mp 60 July. 1915. when he Joined
the Birmingham Crickets, remaining with then
during the season Of lS1t. In ls,e ne played with
Utica. \. Y. club as fielder. first. second and
third base and short stop, and won The Clipper
medal for best fielding average he played with
the R~lffal0es from tsiq 70 irS. when no Joined
the Detroit club
J. G. Rowe was born at Harrisburg. Pa. iu
1887. He weighs 10 pounds. and is 3 feet inches
in height In isss he played with GAINESVILLE.
Wis, aud Milwaukee clubs. IN 1873 with the Pc
oria, His, club; IA 1879 with Rockford. his 1879
20 * with Buffalo. lie is one OF the Biz Four
sold TO Detroit in 1885. and Is one Of the best
catchers in the league In 1855 he bed n fielding
average Of 50, standing third among nineteen
catchers. Lattcrly. however, Rowe has confined
himself 20 short stop work. A. which he has made
a magnificent showing
Charles Camel, catcher, was born M 1868 lbs
weight is $50 pounds, height o feet He played
his first professional engagement with the Min
neapOlis club in ieS3, playing az first base. filling
the same position until June, and then finished
the season as catcher. In 1875 he caught for the
Philadelphia League club, and on June ], 1870,
was released by the Philadelphias and joined the
Detroits June u, holding the position ever since
Camel is a fine catcher and fair batter. lie is
one Of the most valuable men OF the Detroit
team.